Day: 27 July 2024

Sodexo’s Starting Fresh programme wins Social Impact & Diversity award at 2024 Footprint Awards

Stuart Mitchell

Sodexo’s Starting Fresh programme which aims to encourage UK businesses to recruit people with convictions has been recognised at the Footprint Awards for sustainability excellence, winning the Social Impact and Diversity award. Sodexo launched its Starting Fresh initiative in the UK in March 2023 following research1 it commissioned identifying that 62% of UK private sector businesses were facing recruitment challenges yet a third had not considered hiring people with convictions. Starting Fresh leverages Sodexo’s extensive experience in the sector as an inclusive employer, to advocate for, and provide employment opportunities…

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2024 Radia Accelerator programme opens to help create more women led unicorns

Stuart Mitchell

Radia Accelerator, a programme created by AlbionVC and Speedinvest, announces the opening of applications for its 2024 cohort, aiming to accelerate the growth of women-led early stage SaaS companies. Radia Accelerator is designed for women with operational tech experience who are looking to advance their companies from the inception stage. The programme offers access to extensive networks, and knowledge-sharing opportunities, and provides practical know-how through a mix of in-person half-day workshops and virtual sessions. Applications are now open for female co-founders to join the 2024 cohort, which will run from…

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World leaders call for urgent action to advance social justice at the Inaugural Forum of the Global Coalition for Social Justice

Stuart Mitchell

World leaders joined partners of the Global Coalition to call for stronger efforts to deliver social justice on Thursday. “Never has social justice been so crucial for humanity,” said Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President of Brazil, who was the keynote speaker at the Inaugural Forum for the Global Coalition for Social Justice, as co-chair of the Global Coalition for Social Justice Coordinating Group. © ILO Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President of Brazil addresses the Inaugural Forum of the Global Coalition for Social Justice “No country can resolve the…

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Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Organization Cultural Survival Appoints New Executive Director

Stuart Mitchell

After an exhaustive international search, Cultural Survival’s Board of Directors has named Aimee Roberson as the organization’s new executive director. She is the third Indigenous executive director Cultural Survival has had. She will commence her role on July 1, 2024. Aimee is a citizen of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and a descendant of the Chickasaw Nation. She comes to Cultural Survival after serving as the Director of American Bird Conservancy’s Southwest Region. Previously, Aimee served as the Coordinator for the Rio Grande Joint Venture, and prior to that worked…

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HECK! Food Invests In Solar And Rolls Out Range Of Sustainability Initiatives

Stuart Mitchell

North Yorkshire food company HECK! has invested in solar energy production at its HQ in Kirklington. The sausage and burger business installed 433 solar electricity panels, capable of generating 200,000 kwh per year, 20% of the factory energy. Jamie Keeble, HECK! co-founder, said the installation of solar panels was “an additional effort to make sure that we’re being sustainable from a factory perspective and also to support our journey to net zero. We’ll be saving 45 tonnes of carbon per year”. The project has received a £49,950 grant of the…

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